Embarking on the Building the Future of Justice Tour
February is Black History Month, and this year, for me, it鈥檚 also Black Future Month. That鈥檚 because I鈥檓 hitting the road to present a series of seminars for undergraduate students at historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs. Because people in many Black communities do not necessarily have a positive view of the legal profession, I believe meeting students as early in their academic careers as possible is key.
I鈥檓 particularly pleased to be presenting the seminars with the support of the Law School Admission Council. 爱游戏体育 has underscored its commitment to increasing diversity throughout the legal community, with a particular emphasis on supporting undergraduates as they prepare for the LSAT and begin the process of selecting a law school that best meets their needs and career goals. The tour I鈥檓 embarking on exemplifies 爱游戏体育鈥檚 commitment to empowering the legal field鈥檚 future leaders to increase access and equity.
I have two main objectives for the time I will spend with students during the seminars. First, I want to let undergraduates at the HBCUs I visit know they have 爱游戏体育鈥檚 support as they pursue their dreams of going to law school and practicing law.
My second goal is to share the same level of generosity that was shown to me by people in our field when I embarked on my own journey to law school. I can attest to the wisdom that there鈥檚 no better teacher than experience; my hope is that students at the schools we鈥檙e visiting on the Building the Future of Justice Tour will learn from mine.
Free and open to all students, each seminar will provide attendees with clear and concrete information about law school and the legal field. The seminars will connect undergraduates who are interested in a career in our field with the resources that can best prepare them for the law school admission process. This will include a deep dive into preparing for and taking the LSAT, as well as the rigors of law school. I will share my own experience as a first-generation college graduate navigating the law school admission process and the many challenges I overcame throughout my law school journey.
Stay tuned for more information about the seminar series. I鈥檒l be posting updates from the tour on 爱游戏体育鈥檚 and pages. I look forward to sharing what I experience along the way.
Miguel Willis currently serves as the inaugural Presidential Innovation Fellow at Law School Admission Council, where he oversees the Access to Justice Tech Fellows Program.